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//SILVER (Ag)//

**Atomic Number: **  47 **Atomic Weight: **  107.8682 **Phase at Room Temperature: **  Solid **Element Classification: ** Meta l

 Discovery

Silver has been used since the ancient days but has no exact discovery date.Archaeological evidence suggests that people have been using silver for at least 5000 years.

Common Uses

· Silver is the most chemically active of the noble metals, is harder than gold but softer than copper ranks second in ductility and malleability to gold. It is normally stable in pure air and water but destroyed when exposed to ozone, hydrogen sulfide or sulfur. Due to its softness, pure silver was used for ornaments, jewelry and as a measure of wealth. Similar to what gold was used for, native silver can easily be formed. · Silver is commonly used in jewlery, coinage, and also in photography. Dealing with dental work is also plays a big part in the silver element .

· Silver is well known from it's products being in properties like including currency, decorative items and mirrors. The contrast between the appearance of its bright white color in contrast with other media makes it very useful to the visual arts. It has also long been used to confer high monetary value as objects (such as silver monies and investment bars) or make objects symbolic of high social or political rank.

**Melting Point: ** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> 1234.93 K (961.78°C or 1763.20°F) <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;">References <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;"> education.jlab.org ​ wikianswers ​google.com <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">Boiling Point: ** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> 2435 K (2162°C or 3924°F)
 * R****<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">Density: ** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> 10.501 grams per cubic centimeter